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| <a href="/Member/">Member</a> → <a href="/Guide/">The Art of | ||
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| <h1>Formal Objections: From Objection to W3C Council</h1> | ||
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| <p class="baseline">This <strong>Guidebook</strong> documents the possible steps from Formal Objection to the creation of a W3C Council.</p> | ||
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| <h4>Nearby</h4> | ||
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| <a href="https://www.w3.org/Guide/council/council.html">Formal Objections & W3C Council</a> | ||
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| <a href="https://www.w3.org/Member/wiki/DirectorFOdashboard">Formal Objection dashboard</a> (Member-only link) | ||
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| <a href="/policies/process/">W3C Process Document</a> | ||
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| <a href="https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-new-work/">Archives of new work advance notices</a> | ||
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| <a href="https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-review-comments/">Archives of public comments and formal objections</a> | ||
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| <a href="/policies/code-of-conduct/">W3C Code of Conduct</a> | ||
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| <p>This document describes the different steps to resolve a Formal Objection. It should be kept synchronized with the <a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/process/">W3C Process Document</a> which is the authoritative source.</p> | ||
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| <p>Note that at any step, the whole process might end by the originator by withdrawing the Formal Objection. This is the best outcome and should always be sought</p> | ||
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| <li>Formal Objection received</li> | ||
| <li>The Team Contact tries to resolve the Formal Objection before starting the process.</li> | ||
| <li>The FO stands: The Team assigns a "FO Assignee" to handle the Formal Objection. Note that is is not always the Team Contact, but someone having knowledge of the issue raised in the FO.</li> | ||
| <li>The FO Assignee request a Council to <a href="https://github.com/w3c/tilt-private/issues">TiLT</a> (Team-only link). In parallel: | ||
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| <li>The FO Assignee start a Team Report.</li> | ||
| <li>The Team Report is circulated to the Team for review (one week review time)</li> | ||
| <li>The Team Report is circulated (at the same time or after Team review) to both parties.</li> | ||
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| <li>TiLT approves the Council</li> | ||
| <li>The FO Assignee updates the <a href="https://www.w3.org/Member/wiki/DirectorFOdashboard">Formal Objection dashboard</a>.</li> | ||
| <li>The Council Team Contact drafts an announcement and call for dismissal reasons with a minimum deadline of two weeks (See this <a href="https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-ac-members/2024JanMar/0021.html">example</a>, and the <a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/process/#council-composition">Council composition</a>). | ||
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| <li>Announcement is sent to the AC members list</li> | ||
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| <li>The Council Team Contact creates a new <a href="https://www.w3.org/admin/othergroups/list">Group</a> (name should be <em>Council-YYYY-MM-<readable shortname></em>) in the db, filled with all the potential members of this Potential Council</li> | ||
| <li>The Council Team Contact creates a new <a href="https://www.w3.org/Systems/Mail/Request/">Mailing List</a>) (name should be <em>group-council-YYYY-MM-<readable shortname></em>)</li> | ||
| <li>The Council Team Contact tries to find a Chair for the Potential Council</li> | ||
| <li>The Council Team contact circulates the collected dismissal reasons to the Potential Council (1 week to amend or answer)</li> | ||
| <li>The Council Team contact circulates the Team Report while point above is discussed</li> | ||
| <li>The Council Team contact create a WBS for dismissal, with the option to self-recuse, and accept the Chair, if found; if not ask for chairs.</li> | ||
| <li>If the Team Report contains a Team Recommendation that can resolve the FO: | ||
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| <li>The Council Team contact create a WBS for an <a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/process/#council-short-circuit">Unanimous Short Ciruit</a></li> | ||
| <li>TAG and AB Team contact to ensure that <em>everyone</em> is voting</li> | ||
| <li>If the USC succeed, the Council is not formed and the resolution is accepted</li> | ||
| </ul> | ||
| <li>If the chair is not found, the Potential Council elects one chair</li> | ||
| <li>If the chair is found: | ||
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| <li>The Council Team contact announce with Comm the composition of the Council to the AC</li> | ||
| <li>The Council Team contact announce to the Council that the Council started</li> | ||
| <li>The Council Team contact update the FO Dashboard to indicate that the Council started</li> | ||
| </ul> | ||
| </li> | ||
| <li>The Council chair[s] (and Council Team contact) may start an <a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/process/#council-delegation">Extraordinary Delegation</a> WBS</li> | ||
| <li>The Council takes a decision</li> | ||
| <li>The Council writes a report</li> | ||
| <li>The Council Team Contact ensures that the <a href="https://www.w3.org/about/council/">W3C Council</a> as well as the FO Dashboard are updated</li> | ||
| <li>The decision is announced to the different parties and the AC</li> | ||
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meta comment: since we're adding documentation about Team internal procedures into /Guide (like TilT), we should probably make those pages are not expected to be followed by non-Team folks.